12 YEARS A SLAVE

144 min | R
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, 12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true story of one manís fight for survival and freedom. In the preĖCivil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomonís chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) forever alters his life.